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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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